The singular term Geneva Convention refers to the agreements of 1949.
The Geneva Convention
"The 1949 Geneva Conventions. The first Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war. This Convention represents the fourth updated version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick following those adopted in 1864, 1906 and 1929. It contains 64 articles."
If you mean Geneva Convention then yes, it does. It violates article 3 of the Geneva Convention making it a crime.
Clare Avella
The first Geneva Convention was held on August 22, 1864 in Geneva, Switzerland. The 12 countries involved were: Baden, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hesse, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia, Spain, Switzerland and Wuttemberg
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Convention of 1864, which was the first of four Geneva Conventions, founded he international Red Cross. This organization has helped worldwide during disasters and insured that basic human rights are met during issues relating to war.
1949
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/CONVPRES?OpenView First off, there is no "Geneva Convention". The Geneva Conventions (plural) are a series of international treaties. Most deal with the proper conduct of warfare (i.e. the "rules of war"), but there are others which deal with economic issues. You need to be much more specific as to which Convention you are referring to. Also, the link above only show some of the Geneva Conventions on warfare, but not all of them.
At the convention, did they say the rights for an asylum seeker?
It contained the first standing written rules of universal application designed to protect victims of war